S 1934 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Second Chance Act of 2005

Introduced Oct 27, 2005 Originated Senate Sponsor Arlen Specter D-PA

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Latest action · Oct 27, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 27, 2005
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Second Chance Act of 2005: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or the Second Chance Act of 2005 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions regarding adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects, including by authorizing funds for grants to: (1) provide structured post-release housing and transitional housing; and (2) establish or expand the use of reentry courts. Sets forth grant priorities and requirements, including that each applicant establish or empower a Reentry Task Force or other authority.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make a grant to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. Directs the Attorney General to establish an interagency task force on federal offender reentry programs. Authorizes research on offender reentry.

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review the role of state child protective services at the time of arrest; and (2) the Secretary of Labor to implement a program to educate employers and one-stop center workforce development providers about existing incentives and tax credits for hiring former prisoners.

Amends the federal criminal code to direct a court to revoke a term of supervised release or a sentence of probation for a defendant who commits a crime of violence against, or an offense of unlawful sexual contact with, a person under age 16.

Requires: (1) the Department of Justice to modify existing procedures and policies to enhance case planning and improve the transition of persons from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to the community, including placement of such individuals in community corrections facilities; and (2) the Bureau to establish reentry planning procedures.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 27, 2005 to Dec 5, 2006; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILBarack ObamaOriginalOct 27, 2005
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalOct 27, 2005
R-MOJim TalentOriginalOct 27, 2005
R-AZJon KylOriginalOct 27, 2005
D-NJJon S. CorzineOriginalOct 27, 2005
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.OriginalOct 27, 2005
R-OHMike DeWineOriginalOct 27, 2005
R-PARick SantorumOriginalOct 27, 2005
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalOct 27, 2005
D-NYCharles E. SchumerNov 14, 2005
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaNov 14, 2005
R-NCElizabeth DoleDec 15, 2005
D-CADianne FeinsteinJan 25, 2006
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergJan 30, 2006
R-UTOrrin G. HatchFeb 13, 2006
R-NEChuck HagelFeb 16, 2006
D-NJRobert MenendezApr 5, 2006
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiMay 9, 2006
D-CABarbara BoxerMay 22, 2006
R-MESusan M. CollinsMay 22, 2006
D-CTChristopher J. DoddJun 12, 2006
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanJun 13, 2006
D-ILRichard J. DurbinJun 22, 2006
D-COKen SalazarJun 28, 2006
R-MSThad CochranJul 12, 2006
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonAug 2, 2006
D-IATom HarkinAug 2, 2006
D-RIJack ReedSep 6, 2006
D-MAJohn F. KerrySep 6, 2006
D-WAMaria CantwellSep 6, 2006
R-MNNorm ColemanSep 6, 2006
D-WAPatty MurraySep 6, 2006
D-MNMark DaytonSep 8, 2006
D-ARMark L. PryorSep 18, 2006
R-VTJames M. JeffordsDec 5, 2006
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesDec 5, 2006
R-UTRobert F. BennettDec 5, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Oct 27, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 27, 2005Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 27, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12014)
  3. Oct 27, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S12521Barack Obama D-ILNov 8, 2005
SenateDebate and remarks S12014–S12016Arlen Specter D-PA, Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE, Sam Brownback R-KSOct 27, 2005

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1704Second Chance Act of 2005Related billJul 26, 2006

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Second Chance Act of 2005
Second Chance Act of 2005: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 27, 2005Introduced in Senate

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